NASA's Kennedy Space Center Innovators' Launchpad: Matt English

Matthew English is the Exploration Research and Technology facility manager for the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this photo, he is demonstrating how astronauts use a bungee tool to manipulate bungee cords that help secure vital parts of plant experiments in the Veggie growth chamber while they are aboard the International Space Station. This allows them to make efficient use of their time as they conduct scientific research in a microgravity environment. English’s primary responsibilities include ensuring that the space station teams inside the SSPF have the facilities, tools and capabilities they need to support their launch customers, thus providing the support necessary to enable further research and design discoveries within NASA.

Matthew English is the Exploration Research and Technology facility manager for the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this photo, he is demonstrating how astronauts use a bungee tool to manipulate bungee cords that help secure vital parts of plant experiments in the Veggie growth chamber while they are aboard the International Space Station. This allows them to make efficient use of their time as they conduct scientific research in a microgravity environment. English’s primary responsibilities include ensuring that the space station teams inside the SSPF have the facilities, tools and capabilities they need to support their launch customers, thus providing the support necessary to enable further research and design discoveries within NASA.

Photographer NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location SSPF